Chickpeas, the tiny legumes exceptionally high in protein, go with desi name Kabuli are a vegetarians’ delight.

Toss soaked Chickpeas in oil, peppered with some salt or stir into your gravy to go well with roti, these yummy seeds will keep you satiated for a long time providing your body with its daily dose of protein and nutrition.

Traditionally Chickpeas are linked to Venus and it is widely used in ancient medicine for increasing sperm count, stimulating menstruation or for even treating kidney stones.

Chickpeas are super rich in protein, vitamins B6, C, folate, manganese, calcium, iron, potassium and magnesium. These rich nutritional profiles of Chickpeas provide you with a host of health benefits.

Let’s look at some of the top health benefits

1. Regulates Blood Sugar

As per the American diabetic association, Chickpeas serve as a super food. It is a low glycemic food and an ideal choice of legumes to keep the sugars under control. The richness of protein and fibre keeps you satiated and appetite under control, helping you to keep away from high GI foods and sudden spike of blood glucose.

2. Promotes Weight Loss

The nutrient-dense Chickpeas make it an ideal choice of food to achieve your weight loss plans. The fibre makes you very satiated for long durations and aids in cutting body fat promoting  weight loss. The abundance of protein in Chickpeas is even proven by studies that it will help in shedding more fat and high protein in Chickpeas eases to burn more calories in the process of digestion.

3. Good For Heart Health

The wallop of nutrients in Chickpeas that include potassium, fibre, vitamin C and B6 all of which is essential to keep up the heart health. The fibre helps in reducing the cholesterol levels and removes the plaque from the arteries thereby promoting heart health.

The presence of high amounts of folate in Chickpeas offsets homocysteine, an amino acid that leads to the formation of blood clots.
 

4. Immune Booster

Chickpeas are an excellent source of zinc and copper the prominent minerals potent to the growth and functioning of immune cells and boosting the immune system. A cup of cooked Chickpeas provide you with 30% of RDA of copper and about 17% of RDA of zinc.

5. Prevents Hair Loss

The fact that Chickpeas are a good source of protein, it can prevent hair loss. The richness of manganese can strengthen the hair, as a deficiency of manganese can lead to hair loss. The presence of zinc in Chickpeas prevents the thinning of hair and copper eases regrowth of hair. Further on, Chickpeas are also heaped with vitamin A and zinc that helps to ward off dandruff.